Lesson 38 Flashcards by Molly Field | Brainscape

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Mrs, madam

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tàitai 太太

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to marry

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jià 嫁

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to be newly married

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xīnhūn 新婚

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happy; happiness

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xìngfú 幸福

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government

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zhèngfǔ 政府

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to register

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dēngjì 登记

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marriage certificate

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jiéhūnzhèng 结婚证

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wedding sweets (or candies)

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xǐtáng 喜糖

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to hold (a meeting, ceremony)

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jǔxíng 举行

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to paste, stick

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tiē 贴

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red paper-cut of the character meaning “double happiness”

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hóng shuāngxǐ zì 红双喜子

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double happiness

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shuāngxǐ 双喜

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double

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shuāng 双

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bride

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xīnniáng 新娘

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bridal sedan chair

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huājiào 花轿

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banquet, feast

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yànxí 宴席

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guest

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kèren 客人

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church, catherral

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relative, kin

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qīnqī 亲戚

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elder female cousin

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biǎojiě 表姐

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just, merely

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zhǐshì 只是

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father-in-law (the wife’s father)

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yuèfù 岳父

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mother-in-law (the wife’s mother)

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yuèmǔ 岳母

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Jack

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Jiékè 杰克

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Tulan

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Yùlán 玉兰

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to open one’s mouth, to start to say (something embarrassing)

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kāikǒu 开口

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mouth

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kǒu 口

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to consult, to talk over

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shāngliang 商量

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(coll.) two (people)

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liǎ 俩

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brain, mind, way of thinking

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nǎojīn 脑筋

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rule, established practice, custom

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guīju 规矩

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to get angry

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shēngqì 生气

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important event, major issue

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dàshì 大事

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neighbour

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línjū 邻居

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lane, alley

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hútòng 胡同

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to criticise

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pīpíng 批评

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to decide; decision

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juédìng 决定

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cool, chef

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chúshī 厨师

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son-in-law

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gūye 姑爷

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Sydney

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Xīní 悉尼

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director: to direct (a film, okay, etc)

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dǎoyǎn 导演

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peculiar, unusual

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qítè 奇特

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to celebrate

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qìngzhù 庆祝

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Wang Anshi

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Wáng Ānshí 王安石

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running horse lantern

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zǒumǎdēng 走马灯

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lamp, lantern

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dēng 灯

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antithetical couplet

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duìlián 对联

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first line of a coullet

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shànglián 上联

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to put out (a lamp)

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xī（dēng）熄（灯）

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to match

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duì 对

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second line of a couplet

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xiàlián 下联

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flag, banner

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qízi 旗子

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tiger

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lǎohǔ 老虎

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to flutter

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piāoyáng 飘扬

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a banner with the pattern of a flying tiger onbit

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fēihǔqí 飞虎旗

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to roll up

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juǎn 卷

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to hide

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cáng 藏

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to become a successful candidate or applicant in the imperial examination

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zhòngbǎng 中榜